Category: Cooking Tips

Tuesday’s Tips: Organizing Recipes »

I’m willing to bet that 2/3 of you that have individual recipes that are just lying around that need to get into some sort of organizing order!  Well, I have a few tips that may just help you. 
BINDERS, BINDERS, BINDERS

3-ring sheet, 6-l/2″x8-l/2″, with two recipe pockets on each side (4 total) Plastic pockets with paper [...]

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How to Plan a Dinner Menu »

Planning a dinner menu can sort of be a pain because you have to take the time to sit there and think of ideas but with my menu planning, a basic layout is given and you’re left to “fill in the blank”.  Having cooked for ranches and currently 3 4 boys counting my man, I [...]

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Rachel Ray and EVOO »

Okay, raise your hands if you’re a Rachel Ray fan……**raising mine**.  Sometimes she can be a little annoying but I think she’s great and she has super easy recipes and almost always uses ingredients that I can get my hands on.  She has some funny little sayings like, “Yummo!” and “Add a little EVOO”.  For [...]

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Tuesday’s Tips - Freezing »

There are 2 very important things to remember when freezing food.

Make sure it’s wrapped VERY well and/or put into a seal tight container.
Dates–Always date your freezer products to avoid freezer burn.

Freezer burn is dehydration of the food caused by improper packing, and wastes food.  If you don’t wrap your food well and/or leave it in [...]

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